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<p>Information on appeal outcomes in relation to Employment and Support Allowance
(ESA) Work Capability Assessments by several geographical areas is available on Stat-Xplore.</p><p><a
href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>
</p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html"
target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Information on the percentage of initial Personal Independence Payment
(PIP) decisions that have been appealed, by region and for Great Britain, is shown
in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table: Initial
PIP decisions and appeals lodged by region, initial decisions in 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appeals lodged</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Initial
</strong> <strong>decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of initial decisions
appealed</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,190</p></td><td><p>54,280</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3,460</p></td><td><p>61,030</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>5,920</p></td><td><p>87,470</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>3,220</p></td><td><p>48,920</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>109,170</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>5,880</p></td><td><p>82,980</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,840</p></td><td><p>80,430</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>3,760</p></td><td><p>63,150</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2,820</p></td><td><p>47,490</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,560</p></td><td><p>77,680</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>4,740</p></td><td><p>72,050</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
49,380 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 784,690 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6%</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For Doncaster Local Authority,
4,790 initial PIP decisions were made in 2018-19, of which 5% have been appealed.</p><p>Notes</p><ul><li>Data
has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages have been rounded to the nearest
percent.</li><li>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.</li><li>Appeals
data taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information. Therefore this
appeal data may differ from that held by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service
for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences
in collating and preparing statistics.</li><li>Appeals data up to March 2019. Claimants
who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete
the claimant journey and progress to appeal.</li><li>The Local Authority and Government
Office Region geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant’s
postcode) rather than the location of where the tribunal was held.</li></ul><p>To
provide the information requested across all other DWP administered benefits would
incur disproportionate cost.</p>

<p>Information on appeal outcomes in relation to Employment and Support Allowance
(ESA) Work Capability Assessments by several geographical areas is available on Stat-Xplore.</p><p><a
href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>
</p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html"
target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Information on the percentage of initial Personal Independence Payment
(PIP) decisions that have been appealed, by region and for Great Britain, is shown
in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table: Initial
PIP decisions and appeals lodged by region, initial decisions in 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appeals lodged</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Initial
</strong> <strong>decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of initial decisions
appealed</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,190</p></td><td><p>54,280</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3,460</p></td><td><p>61,030</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>5,920</p></td><td><p>87,470</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>3,220</p></td><td><p>48,920</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>109,170</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>5,880</p></td><td><p>82,980</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,840</p></td><td><p>80,430</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>3,760</p></td><td><p>63,150</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2,820</p></td><td><p>47,490</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,560</p></td><td><p>77,680</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>4,740</p></td><td><p>72,050</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
49,380 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 784,690 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6%</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For Doncaster Local Authority,
4,790 initial PIP decisions were made in 2018-19, of which 5% have been appealed.</p><p>Notes</p><ul><li>Data
has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages have been rounded to the nearest
percent.</li><li>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.</li><li>Appeals
data taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information. Therefore this
appeal data may differ from that held by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service
for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences
in collating and preparing statistics.</li><li>Appeals data up to March 2019. Claimants
who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete
the claimant journey and progress to appeal.</li><li>The Local Authority and Government
Office Region geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant’s
postcode) rather than the location of where the tribunal was held.</li></ul><p>To
provide the information requested across all other DWP administered benefits would
incur disproportionate cost.</p>

<p>Information on appeal outcomes in relation to Employment and Support Allowance
(ESA) Work Capability Assessments by several geographical areas is available on Stat-Xplore.</p><p><a
href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/" target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/</a></p><p>
</p><p>Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:</p><p><a href="https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html"
target="_blank">https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html</a></p><p><strong>
</strong></p><p>Information on the percentage of initial Personal Independence Payment
(PIP) decisions that have been appealed, by region and for Great Britain, is shown
in the table below.</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>Table: Initial
PIP decisions and appeals lodged by region, initial decisions in 2018-19</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>
</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Region</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Appeals lodged</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>Initial
</strong> <strong>decisions</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>% of initial decisions
appealed</strong></p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East Midlands</p></td><td><p>3,190</p></td><td><p>54,280</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>East of England</p></td><td><p>3,460</p></td><td><p>61,030</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>London</p></td><td><p>5,920</p></td><td><p>87,470</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North East</p></td><td><p>3,220</p></td><td><p>48,920</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>North West</p></td><td><p>7,000</p></td><td><p>109,170</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Scotland</p></td><td><p>5,880</p></td><td><p>82,980</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South East</p></td><td><p>4,840</p></td><td><p>80,430</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>South West</p></td><td><p>3,760</p></td><td><p>63,150</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Wales</p></td><td><p>2,820</p></td><td><p>47,490</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>West Midlands</p></td><td><p>4,560</p></td><td><p>77,680</p></td><td><p>6%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Yorkshire and The Humber</p></td><td><p>4,740</p></td><td><p>72,050</p></td><td><p>7%</p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Great Britain</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
49,380 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong> 784,690 </strong></p></td><td><p><strong>6%</strong></p></td><td><p>
</p></td><td><p> </p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>For Doncaster Local Authority,
4,790 initial PIP decisions were made in 2018-19, of which 5% have been appealed.</p><p>Notes</p><ul><li>Data
has been rounded to the nearest 10.</li><li>Percentages have been rounded to the nearest
percent.</li><li>Components may not sum to totals due to rounding.</li><li>Appeals
data taken from the DWP PIP computer system’s management information. Therefore this
appeal data may differ from that held by Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service
for various reasons such as delays in data recording and other methodological differences
in collating and preparing statistics.</li><li>Appeals data up to March 2019. Claimants
who have received benefit decisions more recently may not yet have had time to complete
the claimant journey and progress to appeal.</li><li>The Local Authority and Government
Office Region geography relates to the origin of the claim (i.e. derived from claimant’s
postcode) rather than the location of where the tribunal was held.</li></ul><p>To
provide the information requested across all other DWP administered benefits would
incur disproportionate cost.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent assessment he has
made of the potential merits of lifting the freeze on local housing allowance to ensure
that it covers at least the cheapest third of rents to improve housing security.

<p>There are no current plans to extend or maintain the Benefit Freeze after March
2020. Specific decisions on how to uprate the Local Housing Allowance from April 2020
will form part of the discussions in support of fiscal events later this year.</p>

<p>The Government’s policy on ensuring that employers protect their employees’ hearing
is well established. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has responsibility for
occupational health and safety legislation which includes the Control of Noise at
Work Regulations 2005. The Regulations impose duties which, depending on the level
of risk, require employers to:</p><p> </p><ul><li>take action to reduce exposure to
noise and ensure the legal limits on noise exposure are not exceeded;</li><li>ensure
that equipment is properly maintained and used;</li><li>provide employees with personal
hearing protection where it’s appropriate;</li><li>provide information, instruction
and training;</li><li>carry out health surveillance.</li></ul><p> </p><p>HSE focuses
its activities on industries where there are high numbers of workers who are exposed
and/or where there is evidence of a high incidence rate of noise induced hearing loss.
It does this through a range of approaches and interventions, specifically:</p><p>
</p><ul><li>securing effective risk management and control through a variety of interventions
with businesses including inspections, investigations of incidents and concerns raised
by workers and others;</li><li>leading and engaging those who undertake or influence
health and safety;</li><li>the provision of comprehensive guidance;</li><li>ensuring
that the regulatory framework remains effective.</li></ul>

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10
July 2019 to Question 273727, whether her Department consulted (a) advice agencies
and (b) disability charities on the wording of the revised ESA65B letters to employment
and support allowance claimants’ GPs before authorising the use of that letter from
3 June 2019 onwards.

<p>We received comments from a number of sources, including the welfare benefits advice
sector and disability charities, on the previous version of the ESA65B letter. We
took this feedback into account when developing the revised letter.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 10
July 2019 to Question 273727, whether her Department has written to the GPs of all
those employment and support allowance claimants whom her Department sent an ESA65B
letter between August 2017 and 3 June 2019 to correct the advice that they no longer
need to provide fit notes for patients.

<p>Prior to the revised ESA65B letter going live in June, GPs were reminded of all
the circumstances in which fit notes may continue to be issued for those found fit
for work. GPs were also sent a copy of the final version of the revised ESA65B.</p><p>
</p><p>The standing guidance for all GPs, clearly setting out the circumstances in
which fit notes should be issued, has been in place since 2013. The guidance has always
been clear that no further fit notes will be required unless the patient wishes to
appeal the decision, their patient’s condition significantly worsens or they develop
a new disability or condition.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 22
July 2019 to Question 278405 on Universal Credit: Terminal Illnesses and with reference
to the absence of a Northern Ireland Executive, if she will extend the review of the
universal credit six month rule on terminal illness to Northern Ireland.

<p>The in-depth evaluation announced by the Secretary of State on 11 July refers not
only to Universal Credit, but across the range of benefits. My officials are in regular
discussion with their counterparts in the Department for Communities, and this will
continue during the evaluation.</p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of claimants
over 65 have (a) been unsuccessful in their application for personal independence
payment, (b) received benefit at a lower rate and (c) received benefit at a higher
rate when transferring from disability living allowance.

<p>The table below shows the outcomes of Daily Living Allowance (DLA) to Personal
Independence Payment (PIP) reassessment claims broken down by whether the award was
increased, unchanged (maintained), decreased, disallowed post referral to assessment,
disallowed pre referral to assessment and withdrawn for claimants aged 65 or over
at the point of decision. This data is from the introduction of PIP in April 2013
to October 2018, the most recent date for which data is available.</p><p> </p><p>Table:
Outcome of DLA to PIP reassessment claims for claimants aged over 65 at the date of
clearance. (April 2013 to October 2018).</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Increased</p></td><td><p>Unchanged</p></td><td><p>Decreased</p></td><td><p>Disallowed
Post referral</p></td><td><p>Disallowed Pre referral</p></td><td><p>Withdrawn</p></td><td><p>Total</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>85,340</p></td><td><p>31,670</p></td><td><p>58,320</p></td><td><p>29,880</p></td><td><p>5,930</p></td><td><p>2,320</p></td><td><p>213,460</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Source: PIP Computer System claimant records, DLA Work and Pensions Longitudinal
Study claimant data and Customer Information System data.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many adults born after 8
April 1948 are awaiting a decision in their application to transfer from disability
living allowance to personal independence payment; and how many of those people are
(a) aged 66 to 69 and (b) aged 70 or older.

<p>The Department is currently investigating a discrepancy with data on registrations
to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for the quarter ending April 2019. As a result,
registrations data are only available up to 31<sup>st</sup> January 2019. We are therefore
unable to release data on the number of claimants who have registered for PIP since
31<sup>st</sup> January 2019 and therefore the number of those claimants who have
not yet had a decision.</p><p>Registrations data are expected to be available in future
releases when the issue has been resolved.</p><p><strong> </strong></p>